New Tech Tool Alex Goforth, Hailee Klauka, Stephanie Cogdill, and Amanda Moniz http://pinterest.com What is Pinterest? Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard that lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.
How can we as educators use Pinterest?
Classwork: Add subject specific images to use in an assignment or a class discussion
Crafts: Find crafts and projects for school
Books: Find new books to read and recommend
Research Boards: Have students create boards for different classroom research topics/assignments where they can pin relevant articles, images and videos
Historical Figures Board: Have students use a board as an online poster with pins to online content and images relating to a famous historical figure; then present them in class
Online Bibliography: Have students create pins of all of their online references and add as a link to websites, presentations, or blogs in lieu of a formal works cited
Group Collaboration: Have students create a board that multiple users can post on and then use it for group collaboration or team projects
Class Board: Create one board for the class where students can post interesting articles, images, and videos they find at home relating to classwork
Decades Board: Have students research specific decades and create boards that visually reflect the important people, trends and culture of that time period
Classroom Music Board: If you ever play music while students work or write, create a board where students can pin their favorite songs and artists so you can use their favorite music in class (remember to check to make sure their suggestions are language and theme appropriate first!)
Project Sign Up Boards: Have students visually signup for projects by posting a pin of an image with their name as the caption; for example, if you are assigning students to study individual countries, students would post a picture of their country with their name as a caption
Alex Goforth, Hailee Klauka, Stephanie Cogdill, and Amanda Moniz
http://pinterest.com
What is Pinterest?
Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard that lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.
How can we as educators use Pinterest?